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1861-1877
Lines to the Portrait of Col. Thomas F. Burpee
"Why speak'st thou not, my precious one?/There as I gaze, me thinks thou might/One word from thee, my darling one,/Would fill my heart with strange delight...
GLC02744.339
Grand is thy march eternal years
Grand all the planets in their spheres/But man is mortal! full of fears/He lives to die...
GLC02744.351
5 June 1861
Mitchell, Wallace, fl. 1861-1867
to Floretia Mitchell
One letter addressed to Floretia Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated June 5, 1861. Pertains to parade march and other camp recreation. Describes 21 companies that took part in an eight mile parade march through the town in the pouring rain. He...
GLC08334.14
6 October 1863
to George B. Mitchell
One letter addressed to George B. Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated October 6, 1863. Pertains to others being sick in the camps. The ague has been about again this autumn and some of the soldiers have fallen sick. He has received new clothes and...
GLC08334.16
3 July 1861
One letter addressed to Floretia Mitchell from Wallace Mitchell dated July 3, 1861. Pertains to being discharged soon. Also included is a rough sketch of a woman by "a Va artist" and a financial document paid by Samuel Andrews to the Sheriff of...
GLC08334.17
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